Municipal Statistics
Item | Statistic |
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Form of Government | Township Committee (5 members elected for staggered 3 year terms) |
Population | 16,579 (2020 census) Historical Census Data |
Area | 6.7 square miles or 4,288 acres 92 miles of Municipal roads 12.7 miles of Bergen County roads 2.5 miles of New Jersey State Highway Route 208 |
Longitude | 74-09-59 West |
Latitude | 40-59-52 North |
Distance from Midtown Manhattan | 25 miles |
Distance from George Washington Bridge | 12 miles |
Number of Households | 5,808 |
Municipal Bond Rating | AA1 (Moody’s Investor Service) AA+ (Standard & Poor’s Rating Group) |
Fire Insurance Rating | 3 |
Water Companies | Village of Ridgewood – 5,201 customers Borough of Waldwick – 26 customers Borough of Hawthorne – 16 customers |
Electric and Gas Companies | Public Service Electric & Gas Rockland Electric Company |
Cable TV | Cablevision and Verizon |
Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department | 3 |
Ambulance | Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps |
Election Districts | 10 |
Lighted Public Tennis Courts | 8 |
Library | Wyckoff Free Public Library |
High School | Ramapo-Indian Hills Regional High School District (Students may choose to attend either Ramapo High School or Indian Hills High School) |
Middle School | Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School |
Elementary Schools | George Washington School Calvin Coolidge School Abraham Lincoln School Sicomac School |
Parochial Schools | Saint Elizabeth Interparochial School (grades K-8) Eastern Christian Middle School (grades 5-8) |
Preschools | 7 |
Daycare Facilities | 4 |
Houses of Worship | 15
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INVENTORY OF OPEN SPACE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WYCKOFF | ||
1 | Wyckoff Community Park (Township Committee obtained in 1995 at no cost) | 18 acres |
2 | Gardens of Wyckoff Nature Sanctuary (Township Committee obtained in 1994 at no cost) | 13 acres |
3 | Larkin House Park (Township Committee obtained in 1999 at no cost) | 5 acres |
4 | Bergen County Wildlife Center | 81 acres |
5 | Pulis Soccer Field & Leaf Recycling Facility | 24 acres |
6 | Town Hall Athletic Complex | 27 acres |
7 | Sicomac Avenue Woods | 7 acres |
8 | Zabriskie Museum/Gardens & Pond Park | 6 acres |
9 | Township Spring Lake property leased to YMCA | 13 acres |
10 | Russell Farms Community Park (purchased in 2012) | 5 acres |
11 | Fire Company 2 woods at 180 Wyckoff Avenue | 3 acres |
12 | Township Property at Demarest Avenue | 3.4 acres |
13 | Route 208 North/Cedar Hill Avenue | 2.7 acres |
14 | 240 Demarest Avenue (purchased in 2020) | 3.90 acres |
Ridgewood Water Well Head Protection Properties: | ||
15 | Cedar Hill Avenue Fields | 10.6 acres |
16 | Hartung Drive Fields | 3 acres |
17 | Mountain Avenue Fields | 3.6 acres |
18 | Stonybrook Lane Fields | 1.5 acres |
19 | Carlton Road Fields | 10.0 acres |
20 | Vance Avenue Field | 2.55 acres |
21 | Lafayette Avenue Field | 5.75 acres |
22 | Weisch Lane Woods Field | 3.50 acres |
TOTAL ACRES | 252.5 acres | |
CONSERVATION EASEMENT AREAS REQUIRED BY PLANNING BOARD SITE PLAN APPROVALS | |
Cedar Hills Condominium Conservation Easement Area | 11.48 acres |
Allison Village Association Conservation Easement Area | 8.20 acres |
Fieldstone Condominium Assoc. Conservation Easement | 2.27 acres |
Barrister Farms Conservation Easement along and in the Ravine | 7.40 acres |
Barrister Court Condominium Conservation Easement Area | 7.50 acres |
Deep Brook Road Conservation Easement along and in the Ravine | 3.50 acres |
TOTAL | 40.35 acres |
TOTAL OPEN SPACE & CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACREAGE | 292.85 acres |
Total Acreage in the Township of Wyckoff | 4,288 acres |
Percentage of Open Space/Conservation Area | 6.83% |
TOWNSHIP OF WYCKOFF POPULATION STATISTICS | |
Year | Population |
2020 | 16,579 |
2010 | 16,696 |
2000 | 16,508 |
1990 | 15,372 |
1980 | 15,500 |
1970 | 16,039 |
1960 | 11,205 |
1950 | 5,590 |
1940 | 3,847 |
1930 | 3,001 |
1920 | 1,288 |
OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION FACILITIES ADJACENT TO WYCKOFF WHICH CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED BY WYCKOFF TAXPAYERS THROUGH THE PAYMENT OF THEIR BERGEN COUNTY TAX BILL.
ALL OF THESE ACRES ARE LOCATED IN A MUNICIPALITY ADJACENT TO WYCKOFF OR WITHIN A 10 MINUTE OR LESS DRIVE FROM WYCKOFF. (WYCKOFF IS THE 7th LARGEST MUNICIPALITY OF BERGEN COUNTY’S 70 MUNICIPALITIES AND WYCKOFF TAXPAYERS PAY A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THE BERGEN COUNTY TAX BILL.)
DESCRIPTION | ADDRESS | FACILITIES | OWNED/OPERATED/ PURCHASED | ACREAGE |
Campgaw Mountain Reservation | Campgaw Road Mahwah, NJ | Ski Mountain/Hiking Trails/ Picnic Facilities/Archery/ Open Space | Bergen County | 1,315 acres |
Darlington Golf Course | Campgaw Road Mahwah, NJ | 18 Hole Golf Course | Bergen County | 120 acres |
Darlington County Park | Campgaw Road, Mahwah, NJ | 2 Swimming Lakes, Beaches, 1 Fishing Lake, Picknic Groves, Tennis/Handball Courts | Bergen County | 22 acres |
Ramapo Valley Reservation | Ramapo Valley Road Mahwah, NJ | Open Space Hiking/Fishing/Scenic Views | Bergen County | 2,145 acres
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Boy Scout Camp Glen Gray | Oakland, NJ | Open Space Hiking/Fishing/Camping | Bergen County owns it, Friends of Glen Gray Operates it. Trust for Public Land Purchased It. | 756 acres |
Phillips Property | Mahwah & Oakland, NJ | Open Space Hiking | Bergen County owns it & Operates it. Trust for Public Land Purchased It.
| 32 acres |
Saddle Ridge Horseback Riding Area | Shadow Ridge Road Franklin Lakes, NJ | Wooded Bridle Trails & Panoramic Views | Bergen County | 28 acres |
The Bike Path | Ridgewood & Glen Rock | Asphalt Walking & Biking Path | Bergen County | 6 miles |
Link to the 2020 US CENSUS information for Wyckoff.